Paula
@cappoquin1.bsky.social
Retired ESL teacher in the PNW, but especially partial to Sonoma County and Madrid
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Opinion | Trump’s crude remarks about Rob Reiner are unbecoming of a FIFA Peace Prize winner.
December 16, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Opinion | Trump’s crude remarks about Rob Reiner are unbecoming of a FIFA Peace Prize winner.
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Back when there were rainbows 🌈
December 8, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Back when there were rainbows 🌈
Kash Patel continues to be an embarrassment to this country.
This FBI “pulse check” report on the dept under Patel and Bongino is a mixed bag - the fibbies love having no more sensitivity training but many hate going on ICE raids and think leadership is weak - but this anecdote is clearly gold: K$H Patel wearing the traditional FBI Director’s ladies clothes.
December 1, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Kash Patel continues to be an embarrassment to this country.
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Merrick Garland left a standing impression that no one powerful will ever be held accountable. Democrats should rectify that by saying, loudly and every hour, that people who act on illegal orders will face punishment by the next DOJ.
Dems can say: Are you really sure you want to trust Trump, of all people, when he tells you that what he’s directing you to do is lawful, and that you’ll be protected later as a result? That’s a tenuous position for anyone to put themselves into—and Dems should not hesitate to say so.
Awful: Trump's boat bombings are now being justified by a new legal memo that relies on WH's own determinations as evidence. Memo also says people can't be prosecuted for the killings. But that reveals WH knows there's legal vulnerability here, Ds tell me.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2032...
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2032...
November 14, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Merrick Garland left a standing impression that no one powerful will ever be held accountable. Democrats should rectify that by saying, loudly and every hour, that people who act on illegal orders will face punishment by the next DOJ.
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BREAKING: After ICE refuses to allow detained migrants to receive the Eucharist, Pope Leo calls on Trump and Vance to respect migrants‘ dignity and religious liberty.
“They must allow ministers to assist with their needs. They've been separated from their families and no one knows what happens.”
“They must allow ministers to assist with their needs. They've been separated from their families and no one knows what happens.”
November 4, 2025 at 8:14 PM
BREAKING: After ICE refuses to allow detained migrants to receive the Eucharist, Pope Leo calls on Trump and Vance to respect migrants‘ dignity and religious liberty.
“They must allow ministers to assist with their needs. They've been separated from their families and no one knows what happens.”
“They must allow ministers to assist with their needs. They've been separated from their families and no one knows what happens.”
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It is a horror that our nation would re-reward medals for the atrocity of genocide at wounded knee.
Grateful that the #Catholic response aligns with Jesus' message. Let's reject the choice every celebration of violence and desecreation of the sacred.
www.rapidcitydiocese.org/wounded-knee...
Grateful that the #Catholic response aligns with Jesus' message. Let's reject the choice every celebration of violence and desecreation of the sacred.
www.rapidcitydiocese.org/wounded-knee...
A Faithful Response to the Wounded Knee Decision - Diocese of Rapid City
www.rapidcitydiocese.org
October 29, 2025 at 7:25 PM
It is a horror that our nation would re-reward medals for the atrocity of genocide at wounded knee.
Grateful that the #Catholic response aligns with Jesus' message. Let's reject the choice every celebration of violence and desecreation of the sacred.
www.rapidcitydiocese.org/wounded-knee...
Grateful that the #Catholic response aligns with Jesus' message. Let's reject the choice every celebration of violence and desecreation of the sacred.
www.rapidcitydiocese.org/wounded-knee...
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Donald Trump and his lapdog Republicans just shut down the federal government after refusing to protect Americans from an imminent spike in health insurance costs.
This is what the GOP stands for.
This is what the GOP stands for.
October 1, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Donald Trump and his lapdog Republicans just shut down the federal government after refusing to protect Americans from an imminent spike in health insurance costs.
This is what the GOP stands for.
This is what the GOP stands for.
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One of these rich dudes invested in a food company with all proceeds going to kids in need. The other started Sundance Institute, boosting the lives of countless artists. Hey modern rich dudes, don't be a typical greedy AI crypto-prick, be like these two.
September 16, 2025 at 7:31 PM
One of these rich dudes invested in a food company with all proceeds going to kids in need. The other started Sundance Institute, boosting the lives of countless artists. Hey modern rich dudes, don't be a typical greedy AI crypto-prick, be like these two.
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“Trump whitewashing slavery is the ultimate act of white privilege from a nepo baby who is the apotheosis of white privilege,” our columnist Maureen Dowd writes.
“Trump whitewashing slavery is the ultimate act of white privilege from a nepo baby who is the apotheosis of white privilege,” our columnist Maureen Dowd writes.
Opinion | Trump’s Slavish Stupidity
The president could learn a lesson from the sisters of Nativity.
nyti.ms
August 24, 2025 at 2:50 AM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“Trump whitewashing slavery is the ultimate act of white privilege from a nepo baby who is the apotheosis of white privilege,” our columnist Maureen Dowd writes.
“Trump whitewashing slavery is the ultimate act of white privilege from a nepo baby who is the apotheosis of white privilege,” our columnist Maureen Dowd writes.
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Holy shit. This legit gave me chills.
Texas State Rep. Ann Johnson clapped back at GOP members amid Wednesday's redistricting vote.
WHITE WOMEN, this is the model. We have more power than others. We are the last to be silenced. We have a responsibility to SPEAK so others are HEARD.
Texas State Rep. Ann Johnson clapped back at GOP members amid Wednesday's redistricting vote.
WHITE WOMEN, this is the model. We have more power than others. We are the last to be silenced. We have a responsibility to SPEAK so others are HEARD.
August 22, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Holy shit. This legit gave me chills.
Texas State Rep. Ann Johnson clapped back at GOP members amid Wednesday's redistricting vote.
WHITE WOMEN, this is the model. We have more power than others. We are the last to be silenced. We have a responsibility to SPEAK so others are HEARD.
Texas State Rep. Ann Johnson clapped back at GOP members amid Wednesday's redistricting vote.
WHITE WOMEN, this is the model. We have more power than others. We are the last to be silenced. We have a responsibility to SPEAK so others are HEARD.
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I bet he'd hate if this side-by-side went viral.
August 16, 2025 at 5:00 AM
I bet he'd hate if this side-by-side went viral.
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July 17, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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Yes, you supposed to leave the stage and allow the athletes to enjoy THEIR MOMENT.
July 14, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Yes, you supposed to leave the stage and allow the athletes to enjoy THEIR MOMENT.
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![The late DFL House Leader Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark Hortman, along with their dog Gilbert, lie in state at the MN Capitol on Friday. [shown: two caskets and a pedestal with an urn of ashes]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:tm3djotsgwdkml5jn5rpubhd/bafkreihwmvw7g2zlpw6bwmt6jljwvfaxainv3gfks2qctbr3t4eqqjib5m@jpeg)
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Seniors in Salt Lake City heading out for a #nokingsprotest in front of their assisted living facility.
June 14, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Seniors in Salt Lake City heading out for a #nokingsprotest in front of their assisted living facility.
Incredible!
June 3, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Incredible!
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Also holy shit the Mariners Pride Month video is SO good
Baseball Is For Everyone: Mariners Celebrate Pride Month
YouTube video by Seattle Mariners
youtu.be
June 1, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Also holy shit the Mariners Pride Month video is SO good
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Library of Congress staff just showed what resistance looks like. After Trump abruptly fired Dr. Carla Hayden, the respected Librarian of Congress, he tried to install Todd Blanche, his former personal lawyer and current Deputy Attorney General, as acting librarian. Staff weren’t having it.
May 12, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Library of Congress staff just showed what resistance looks like. After Trump abruptly fired Dr. Carla Hayden, the respected Librarian of Congress, he tried to install Todd Blanche, his former personal lawyer and current Deputy Attorney General, as acting librarian. Staff weren’t having it.
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Before Trump's 90-day tariff surrender, Commerce Sec Howard Lutnick was hard-selling "generational factories" where generations of Americans would labor.
Which was strange b/c days earlier he had admitted that almost ALL factory jobs would be done by robots.
fortune.com/article/secr...
Which was strange b/c days earlier he had admitted that almost ALL factory jobs would be done by robots.
fortune.com/article/secr...
U.S. Secretary of Commerce says the ‘new model’ is factory jobs for life—for you, your kids, and your grandkids
“This is the new model, where you work in these plants for the rest of your life, and your kids work here, and your grandkids work here,” U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick says.
fortune.com
May 12, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Before Trump's 90-day tariff surrender, Commerce Sec Howard Lutnick was hard-selling "generational factories" where generations of Americans would labor.
Which was strange b/c days earlier he had admitted that almost ALL factory jobs would be done by robots.
fortune.com/article/secr...
Which was strange b/c days earlier he had admitted that almost ALL factory jobs would be done by robots.
fortune.com/article/secr...
Monty Python is always on point!
So clever. For Monty Python fans everywhere. 😂
And thank you, Green Frog Labs. 🐸
And thank you, Green Frog Labs. 🐸
May 12, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Monty Python is always on point!